Skate



Patented Sept. 19, 1939 SKATE Arthur H. Gurleay, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor of one-half to Peter Warmenhoven, Lexington,

Application August 17, 1937, Serial No. 159,489

4 Claims.

My invention relates to roller skates, although features of this invention may be adapted for other vehicles.

An important object of this invention is to provide a brake mechanism of this class, and one which is substantially automatic in operation and application.

A further important object of this invention is to provide a brake mechanism which is applied by the foot for which the braking effect is required and desired.

Another important object is the provision of such mechanism by which a brake is automatically applied by and for the foot sliding forwardly too quickly, that is, at such times when the feet slide forwardly from under the skater preceding a backward fall.

A still further object, to carry out the foregoing, is the provision of a skate which is simple and economical of construction, durable and which will not readily get out of order.

With these and other objects in View, as will appear hereinafter, I have devised a skate having certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a roller skate embodying my invention in a preferred form;

Fig, 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear end of the skate;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged rear elevation thereof; and,

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken through 4-4 of Fig. 3.

The conventional roller skate, and also the one here illustrated, comprises a long frame I, having pairs of spaced rollers 2 at the opposite ends. The rear wheels are mounted on a spindle 3 carried by a yieldable bracket 4. This bracket 4 is yieldingly hung from a fixed bracket 5, one at the underside of each end of the frame. Between the brackets is a compressible rubber spacer 6. These brackets are yieldingly fastened together by a bolt I.

In this instance the bolt 1 extends a considerable distance backwardly, and on the extended rear end is pivoted the brake member I! which has at its laterally extended ends brake shoes I Ia, which extend forwardly therefrom and are arcuate or concave to conform to the periphery of the wheels. These brake shoes are positioned immediately above but spaced from the rear wheels.

Behind the brake member I I is a brake actuating lever I2 which may be part of the brake member. This lever has a forwardly extending arm I2a, which extends below the rear end of the frame I.

At the rear end of the bolt 1 is a nut 8 which holds the members II and I2 in place, being forced thereagainst by a spring I3. This spring holds the brake shoes in normally disengaged relation from the wheels.

Above the frame I, and substantially coextensive therewith, is a foot supporting platform 2I, which is pivoted on a transverse axis, by means of a pivot pin 22, on top of the frame I, and substantially at the transverse median line. The plate or platform 2| is provided with means 23 and 24 at, respectively, its forward and rear ends for securing the skate to a shoe. This foot supporting plate 2| may be longitudinally extensible, as in conventional skate construction.

The rear end of the plate 2! has a depending lug or finger 25 which projects freely through a hole la in the frame I and engages the free end of the arm I2a.

During normal skating, the platform 2! is tilted forwardly, aided by the spring I3. If the skate moves too far ahead of the body of the skater, the weight of the skater tilts the rear end of the plat form 2| and causes the brakes to be applied, and thus allows the body of the skater to catch up with his feet.

Though I have shown a particular construction, I do not wish to be limited to the same, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination, and arrangement, substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a skate, a frame, wheels mounted directly on and at the opposite ends of the frame, a brake for one of the wheels, a platform for supporting the foot to which the skate is adapted to be secur-ed, said platform being pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on and intermediate the ends of the frame, and means, separate from the frame, for operatively connecting the platform with the brake.

2. In a skate, a frame, wheels mounted directly on and at the opposite ends of the frame, a brake for one of the wheels, a foot supporting base plate pivoted on top of the frame and on a horizontal transverse axis intermediate the ends of the platform and frame, and means, separate from the frame, for operatively connecting the base plate with the brake.

3. In a skate, a frame, pairs of wheels at the opposite ends, a brake member pivotally and resiliently mounted on the rear end of the frame 4. In a skate, a frame, pairs of wheels at the opposite ends, a brake member pivotally mounted on the rear end of the frame, and provided with a pair of brake shoes located immediately above the rear wheels, spring means resiliently holding the shoes from the wheels, and a foot supporting base plate coextensive with and pivoted on top of the frame and on a horizontal transverse axis intermediate the ends of the base plate and the frame, the free rear end of the plate being operatively connected with the brake member forwardly of its pivotal mounting, for actuating the brake shoes.

ARTHUR. H. GURLEAY. 

